[7][8] In July 1964 the higher education master plan was published by the IBHE, which led to the passage of the Junior College Act of 1965 by the 72nd Illinois General Assembly.

[12] The college acquired classroom facilities of its own in 1983 when JWCC purchased and renovated the former Lincoln Elementary School at 48th and Maine streets.

[15] Due to increasing enrollment, and the phasing out of the Common Market, the college purchased three prefabricated buildings in 1991 to hold classes.

[15] By 1996, growth was significant enough that JWCC's board of trustees voted to purchase a 155-acre (0.63 km2) site at 48th and Harrison Streets, in Quincy, Illinois.

[16][failed verification] In 2004, the 52,000 square feet (4,800 m2) Paul Heath Community Education and Fine Arts Center was completed.

The buildings house JWCC's community education, fine arts and Business and Industry Training offices.

[6] The center serves as both a training facility for Dot Food workers, and for JWCC students in Brown County, Illinois.

[20] JWCC also operates an adult learning center in Quincy, Illinois for those working towards completing their GED.

[27] John Wood College provides a library within its Learning Resources Center at its main Quincy, Illinois Campus.

[28] It has facilities for study, research, leisure reading, class preparation, and wireless Internet access for students.